Cost-Free Containers: Wooden Crates

Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Stylist: Matthew Gleason

Take crates that once teemed with clementines or old flea-market finds originally used for wine bottles and convert them into storage for towels in the bathroom or T-shirts in the bedroom.Tip: A single crate provides useful, efficient storage in tight spaces. Two or more together look like a piece of furniture.